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Guide offers recipes, education of herbs

Enjoy cooking with herbs, but tired of using the same ingredients over and over?

Don’t despair, the Herb Society of America has heeded your lament. Whether purchasing for yourself or as a gift for your culinary friend, the “Essential Guide to Growing and Cooking With Herbs,” Louisiana State University Press, $29.95, will delight you every time you turn a page.

From learning how to prepare rose geranium tea to cheese tortellini with fennel cream sauce to a lavendar raspberry cheesecake, this book is a must-have for any cook who thinks outside the box.

In addition to educating readers on the unique quality of such herbs as lemon balm, mint, cardamom, bay laurel, anise, mustard black cumin, among many others, the book shows readers how to grow, harvest and store the fruits of your labor.

More than 200 recipes are included, as well as a tour of the National Herb Garden in Washinton, D.C. A handy back-of-the-book chart reveals botanical and common names for many herbs, including practical and historical uses for each.

“The Essential Guide to Growing and Cooking With Herbs” is available this month at national bookstores.

For more information, or to order a copy, visit the Louisiana State University Press Web site at www.lsu.edu/lsupress.